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Roil French Make Middle Latin Rɔil V.煽动,搅浑 英

单词 roil
音标 [rɔil]
解释 v.煽动,搅浑
红宝书 【英】 搅浑,激怒(to make upset)
【考】 反义词:settle(使稳 定); clarify(澄清); appease(安抚)roiste rer n. 喝酒喧哗者roisterer : carouse / recluse : withdraw(喝酒喧哗者喜欢狂欢 作乐/隐士喜欢隐居)
【例】 get roiled up over petty things (为琐事恼火)
字源 roil (v.)
1580s, of uncertain origin, probably from Middle French rouiller "to rust, make muddy," from Old French roil "mud, muck, rust" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo "rust" (see robust). An earlier borrowing of the French verb is Middle English roil "to roam or rove about" (early 14c.). Related: Roiled; roiling.
不择手段背单词 v. 煽动; 激怒 = vex
【记】读: 肉油. 肉就够腻的了, 还往里面加油给你吃-激怒
【反】settle(v 安放; 使定居), clarify(v 澄清); appease(v 平息; 安抚)
趣味全助记 【记】音:扰 + oil 油,将锅里的油扰动起来;音:热油,火的热油处于烧开状
【相关】boil 沸腾,激动,rile 等于roil,broil 烤(肉), 酷热

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